Instagram Blocks Kayhan London Account, Enforcing the Islamic Republic’s ‘Protection Scheme’ Outside Iran
By Elahe Boghrat and Hamed Mohammadi
Instagram on May 23 blocked Kayhan London’s second account, which has some 14,000 followers.
The account was set up earlier this year after Kayhan London’s primary account — with more...
Iran Executes 26 People in 10 Days Amid Protests, Human Rights Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s judiciary executed at least 26 people in 10 days to discourage nationwide anti-government protests, according to Professor Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Oslo-based non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights (IHR).
In a press...
Artist Abbas Akhavan Opens His First Exhibition in Scotland, ‘Study For a Garden’
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, Montreal-based visual artist Abbas Akhavan has recently opened an exhibition at Mount Stuart, a neo-Gothic mansion on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. “Study for a Garden” (which ends Oct....
Iran’s Mehr News Agency Removes Report on Food Shortages From Its Website
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Tehran-based Mehr News Agency removed an article on the public’s angry reaction to the high cost of living and shortage of food products a few hours after it appeared on...
Canada Cancels Football Match with Iran Under Pressure From Plane Downing Victims’ Families
By Ahmad Rafat
A recent campaign by the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims forced the Canadian Football Federation to cancel a preparatory match for the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup...
‘Shoshana Mission’ Group of Iranian-Born Academics, Lawyers Make Peace Trip to Israel
By Kayhan Life Staff
On May 19, a delegation of Iranian-born academics, researchers, lawyers, journalists, and social activists living in Britain, Germany, and the U.S. traveled to Israel for a 10-day visit. Named after the...
Deadly Shooting at Foundation Office in Ilam Was Not Hostage Taking, Prosecutor Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Abdolvahab Bakhshandeh, Prosecutor-General of Ilam, capital of the western province of Ilam, has denied reports that the deadly shooting on May 18 at the Bonyad e Mostazafan va Janbazan (Foundation of...
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Ministry Classified Letter Orders Suppression of Food Price Reports
By Kayhan Life Staff
Kayhan Life has obtained a classified letter sent by the chief of the security organization of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad to all deputy ministers, heads of departments of the ministry,...
Remembering Amir Ali Mesbahzadeh, Grandson of the Founder of Kayhan
Parviz Mesbahzadeh, the former Vice President of Kayhan Publishing House and Editor in Chief of the Kayhan newspaper, and his spouse Leila lost their only son, Amir Ali, to cancer, at the age of...
Iran Ramps up Arrests of Foreign Nationals Amid Political Tensions With the West
By Natasha Phillips
Human rights organisation Amnesty International said it had “mounting evidence” that Iran’s government had engaged in hostage taking through its detention of Iranian-Swedish researcher Ahmadreza Djalali. Amnesty International made the comment in a May...
